LOS ANGELES-----The Georgia gymnastics team placed third in the first semifinal session of the NCAA Championships with a 197.150 Friday at Pauley Pavilion to advance to the Super Six for the first time since 2009.

Florida finished first with a 197.775, followed by LSU (197.325), Georgia (197.150), Minnesota (196.375), Illinois (195.700) and Stanford (194.700). The Gym Dogs will be joined by Florida and LSU in the Super Six.

Georgia will begin its quest for an 11th national title on floor Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. Links to live streaming and live audio will be available at www.georgiadogs.com.

"I'm so proud of this team and the seniors especially," said UGA coach Danna Durante. "We've taken this season meet-by-meet. It's very exciting. It's a great feeling when you have worked so hard, and it's a great accomplishment to have the chance to go the second day."

Georgia opened the meet with a bye in the first rotation. Florida took the early lead with a 49.325 on floor, while LSU posted a 49.0 on beam, Illinois a 48.85 on vault and Minnesota a 48.825 on bars.

"This week, we really focused on starting off strong," Worley said. "In the past meets, we have started slow. That was our focus this past week. We started really strong, and there is a high energy after that."

Seven different Gym Dogs earned a total of nine All-America honors in Friday's competition. First team All-Americans include Jay (vault), Cheek (vault), Davis (vault and bars), while second team All-Americans include Cheek (beam), Rogers (bars) Tanella (bars), Worley (bars) and Couch (floor).

Places 1-4 (plus ties) in each event and the all-around in each semifinal session are considered first team All-Americans. Places 5-8 (plus ties) are considered second team All-Americans.